Town Hall · Iron Junction

Iron Junction, MN town hall & government

Iron Junction spent $63,000 in the year to October 31, 2022, about $724 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Iron Junction's government.

Town budget

Where Iron Junction's money goes

Spent
$63,000
fiscal year to October 31, 2022
Per resident
$724
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
$246,000
$2,828 per resident
Administration & buildings
$19,00030%
Sewer & trash
$14,00022%
Interest on debt
$11,00017%
Roads & transportation
$8,00013%
Water & other utilities
$7,00011%
Other
$4,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 40%
  • From the state 27%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Iron Junction

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Rock Ridge Public Schools

Iron Junction's K–12 school district, shared with Fayal, Gilbert, Leonidas, McKinley, Wuori and Eveleth. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,232
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
2,331
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$155.2 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal

  • Local 39%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $16,232 per pupil, $9,547 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Iron Junction pay

Typical tax bill
$1,196
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.90%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$132,300
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Iron Junction's government

Town hall & decisions in Iron Junction →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Iron Junction

Iron Junction is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Pete Stauber. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Iron Junction's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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